Bramwell, Ruby PhillipsCity On The Move: The Story Of Salina 1970 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1081768. (filed under: Kansas ) *

Bramwell, Ruby PhillipsCity On The Move: The Story Of Salina 1970 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1081768. (filed under: Kansas ) *

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Colt, Miriam Davis Went To Kansas: Being a Thrilling Account Of An Ill-Fated Expedition To That Fairy Land And Its Sad Results 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1120223. ISBN #1429045612 / 9781429045612. (filed under: Kansas ) *

Colt, Miriam Davis Went To Kansas: Being a Thrilling Account Of An Ill-Fated Expedition To That Fairy Land And Its Sad Results 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1120223. ISBN #1429045612 / 9781429045612. (filed under: Kansas ) *

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This straightforward and heartbreaking account is based on the personal diaries of Miriam Colt, written as she and her family traveled from New York to Kansas in 1856 to join the Vegetarian Society settlement in a prairie utopia. The Colts began their journey happy and hopeful, but upon their arrival discovered ""all was not right."" No mills or homes were built, fellow settlers were leaving in droves, and the myriad challenges included Indian attacks and thievery, foul weather, and devastating illness. On the Colts' disappointed journey out of the Territory, Miriam's husband and four-year-old son both succumbed to fever, leaving Miriam and her small daughter to carry on alone. Through it all, Mrs. Colt never failed to appreciate the kindness of neighbors and strangers and the natural beauty of the day and countryside around her.

"Authentic history, delightfully told" is the way Ray A. Billington, renowned historian of the Old West, described this collection. David Dary, award-winning chronicler of life on the frontier plains, is at his entertaining best in these thirty-nine episodes, sagas, and tales from Kansas's vigorous, free-spirited past. Many of the stories appeared in Dary's True Tales of the Old-Time Plains, but that book, out of print for several years, focused on the Great Plains in general. This new edition, revised and with additional stories and a new title, pulls together tales about people, animals and events in what is today Kansas, including the old territory of Kansas 1854-1861 that stretched from the Missouri River westward to the summit of the Rocky Mountains. Many of the tales capture the romance, excitement, and adventure of the Old West, while others have the tempo of a quiet life surrounded by the immensity of the plains and prairies. There are well-known characters: Bill Cody, the Dalton gang, the Bloody Benders, William Clarke Quantrill, Abraham Lincoln, and Frederic Remington, who once owned a Kansas sheep ranch and later was a silent partner in a Kansas City saloon before he became a well-known artist. And there are stories, too, about little-known characters such as Prairie Dog Dave Morrow, who made his living capturing live prairie dogs. Dary relates tales of lost treasure and sudden riches, of outlaws and "jayhawk" raiders, of massacres and heroics. A generous number of illustrations help bring the tales to life.

This volume captures, in full color, the rich textures and subtle beauty of the Kansas landscape. Selected from more than 4,000 photographs, the images presented here convey the unique feeling, the flavor, the essence of Kansas. They explore the diversity of the terrain, from the stunning splendor of a great field of ripened wheat to the red, brown, and gold mosaic of the Gypsum Hills. They show contrasts, from the clean sculptured curves of the Flint Hills to the fanciful rock formations along the Smoky Hill River. They reveal moods: the drama of a prairie storm, the solitude of a farmhouse at twilight. Some of these photographs have appeared in Kansas magazine; more than half are published here for the first time. Kansas in Color is an invitation to celebrate the state's surprising variety and grandeur. In her engaging introduction Zula Bennington Greene writes not only of the state's evolution and heritage, but also of her love for Kansas. All those who share this love will cherish this beautiful book.

From the cover: "What do you get when you weave together 85 colorful characters who represent the wide diversity of the people of Kansas? The answer: a tapestry in print in the form of Larry Hatteberg's KANSAS PEOPLE. This exciting book is based on the work of Larry Hatteberg, a national award-winning KAKE-TV photojournalist and news anchor. Larry Hatteberg's KANSAS PEOPLE contains photographic essays portraying the 85 Kansas who are Larry's all-time favorites of the hundreds of Hatteberg's People profiles from the past 15 years. Those profiled are located from border to border throughout Kansas. KANSAS PEOPLE includes the ranchers of the Flint Hills and of the western prairie, Kansans who are carefully preserving centuries-old crafts, collectors of unusual items, woodcarvers, artists, sculptors, musicians, and those who care for nature's creatures -- from caterpillars to snakes to bobcats. Others in a category all their own are Wolf River Bob, old Flick, a Tae-Kwon-Do champion, Eisenhower's photographer, a piano player from the silent movies, the owner of a cafe where a meal is still only 1, a science fiction writer, and a Cowtown ambassador. Hatteberg's People range in age from 13 to 97, and if there is one thing they have in common, it is a passion for life and an intense love for what they are doing. Hatteberg's People may be called characters by some, but more importantly, they are Kansas of character. Larry Hatteberg's KANSAS PEOPLE is a book that will make all Kansas feel good about themselves."